Distillation columns containing structured packings: A comprehensive model for their performance. 2: Mass-transfer model
- Univ. of Texas, Austin, TX (United States). Separations Research Program
This is the second part of a two-part paper dealing with the fluid mechanics and mass transfer in structured packings for distillation column service. The first part elucidated pressure drop, flooding, and liquid holdup. The second part covers the generation of effective interfacial area and provides a general correlation for predicting the mass-transfer efficiency as a function of surface type, packing geometry, phase flow conditions, and fluid properties. The mass-transfer model has been tested against a variety of commercial structured packings, for distillation pressures ranging from 0.33 to 20.4 bar. In all cases the fit of the data is excellent, with the possible exception of the highest pressures, where additional factors of axial mixing appear to have an effect.
- OSTI ID:
- 253760
- Journal Information:
- Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research, Vol. 35, Issue 5; Other Information: PBD: May 1996
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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